Central Securities (CET) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Central Securities Corp. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It also invests on bonds, convertible bonds, preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks, warrants, options real estate, or short-term obligations of governments, banks and corporations. Central Securities Corp. was founded on October 1, 1929 and is based in New York City.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $43.19 to $43.82
• 50-Day Range: $40.74 to $48.17
• 52-Week Range: $40.24 to $49.51
• Volume: 23,488 shs
• Average Volume: 30,417 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.26 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 5.15%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

CET Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CET shares performed this year?

Central Securities' stock was trading at $45.69 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, CET shares have decreased by 4.3% and is now trading at $43.71.
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Who are Central Securities' major shareholders?

Central Securities' top institutional investors include Capital Investment Advisors LLC (0.12%), Uncommon Cents Investing LLC (0.10%), Institute for Wealth Management LLC. (0.06%) and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. (0.06%). Insiders that own company stock include Andrew J O'neill and John C Hill.
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How do I buy shares of Central Securities?

Shares of CET stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Central Securities own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Central Securities investors own include Sangamo Therapeutics (SGMO), EQT (EQT), Abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund (FAX), MSP Recovery (LIFW), MSP Recovery (LIFW), Cheniere Energy (LNG) and Meta Platforms (META).

Company Calendar

• Today: 4/27/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Investment offices, not elsewhere classified
• Sub-Industry: Financial Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CET
• CIK: 18748
• Web: www.centralsecurities.com
• Phone: 212-698-2020
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 6
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $296.20 million
• Price / Sales: 4.27
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 28,936,000
• Free Float: 26,187,000
• Market Cap: $1.26 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.83